UPDATE(July 22): THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONEDThe Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club is hosting an adult softball tournament on July 24-25 with the goal of raising money for its youth tackle football program.The tournament is a two-day, Saturday-Sunday event. Sixteen teams will be narrowed down to eight by Sunday, with a champion being determined by Sunday afternoon. Carpinteria High School, just across the street from the Carpinteria Boys Club, is the tournament site."This money … [Read more...]
La Salle stops Warriors’ CIF run
La Salle's Allie Forillo overpowered Carpinteria's softball team in Thursday's CIF Div-VI quarterfinal, allowing a mere two hits to lead the Lancers into the semifinals with a 1-0 victory.Carpinteria starting pitcher Catalina Maldonado was almost as effective, only giving up an unearned run in the fourth inning. Maldonado struck out six for the Warriors, who finish their season with a 15-9 record after two playoff wins."It was a great season," said first-year Warriors head coach Henry Gonzalez. … [Read more...]
Maldonado makes all the right moves for Warriors
She’s just a freshman, but Carpinteria’s Catalina Maldonado displayed the composure and confidence of a seasoned veteran in Tuesday’s CIF Division-VI second-round softball playoff game against Marshall at home.After giving up a lead-off triple in the fourth inning of 1-1 game, Maldonado collected herself and proceeded to strike out the next three batters. Her brilliant effort provided the spark that led to a 13-1 rout over the startled Eagles.The Warriors scored four runs in the … [Read more...]
Martony’s next move is to Oklahoma
Dos Pueblos senior Krista Martony has accepted an offer to play softball at Oklahoma Christian University next season, where she will play at the NAIA Division-I level.Martony, a two-year varsity player that shared captain duties this season, batted .286 her senior year with four RBIs. Martony is also a threat to opposing base runners, as the catcher threw out several of the Channel League's top runnning threats while committing just one error in two seasons behind the plate.Eagles head … [Read more...]
CIF tennis, baseball, softball back on for Tuesday
As CIF playoff draws progress, the competition naturally gets stiffer and the pressure rises.Santa Barbara High's tennis team can attest to that, as the Dons anxiously await Tuesday's semifinal clash with third-seeded Corona del Mar. Santa Barbara, the No. 2 seed, won the coin flip and will host the Sea Kings on the Santa Barbara High courts.The baseball and softball postseason began a week later than tennis and Tuesday's action is only the second round.Santa Barbara High's baseball team … [Read more...]
Carrillo’s blast helps Warriors to upset win
Coach Henry Gonzales felt that the Carpinteria softball team played one of its best games of the season on Thursday, which was certainly good timing.The Warriors (14-8) advanced to the second round of the playoffs with an upset win over Liberty League champion Faith Baptist (18-5)Sarah Carrillo belted a 3-run homer in the third inning and Carpinteria played an error-free game defensively, supporting a solid outing from pitcher Catalina Maldonado."We played the kind of ball that we're … [Read more...]
Chargers conquered by Cabrillo in first round
The Dos Pueblos softball season came to a close on a windy, cold day in Lompoc, as the Chargers fell to host Cabrillo 5-1 in the first round of the playoffs on Thursday."We had every opportunity. We got on base, but we stranded nine runners," said coach Donn Roberts.Hannah Harris gave up three earned runs on five hits, striking out four. Agnetta Cleland had a double for the Chargers (12-16). Roberts said that he was proud of his players for battling back from a 2-8 start, and that the biggest … [Read more...]
Four Gauchos earn all-conference honors
Senior infielder Jessica Ziegler was named First Team All-Big West it was announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. Ziegler was joined on the all-conference lists by teammates Jessica Beristianos, Krista Cobb and Brooke Putich, who all earned Honorable Mention accolades.Ziegler led UCSB offensively with her .341 batting average – a career best – 59 hits, 25 runs and 21 stolen bases. She ranked seventh among conference players for batting, third for hits and second for stolen … [Read more...]
Chargers CIF path points to North County
Dos Pueblos learned that it would get a shot at avenging an earlier loss when CIF brackets were released on Monday, drawing Cabrillo in Division IV's first round.The Chargers, who will travel to Cabrillo on Thursday, lost to the Conqs 2-1 in their fourth game of the season. Both teams recorded second-place finishes in their respective leagues this season.VIEW COMPLETE CIF SOFTBALL DRAWChannel League champion Buena arguably received a worse draw than the Chargers, facing a second-round … [Read more...]
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